Istanbul vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1305
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3329
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$689
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1222
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1095
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
78
45
🏙️ Population
15.7M
115K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 216% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4562nd and 8957th ($1305 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and Bhutan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 925th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Thimphu

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Istanbul Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.11
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1645
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
43.72%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1596
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1021
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20004
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$671
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$652
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$817
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$867
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$828
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$945
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$733
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$894
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$691
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$731
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$769
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$590
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$543
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$681
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$806
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$688
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$552
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$746
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$662
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$748
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$819
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$601
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$872
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1137
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$705
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$752
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$712
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1099
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$644
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$698
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$607
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$742
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$767
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1079
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1041

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285